G E A
Doctor, let me tell you something about myself
D C G
I'm a college man and I'm very wealthy
G E A
I've got no time to trifle with trash like you
D C G
Cause I must be 'bout my business
G E A
My brother's a machinist in a textile mill
D C G
And he makes more money than you ever will
G E A
He just got married to a Polish girl
D C G
With a space between her teeth
G E A
My sister's a dancer up in Baltimore
D C G
At a small cafe on Main
G E A
But she ran off with a Negro from the Eastern Shore
D A
Doctor, she didn't even know his name
G D G
Get me back on my feet again
D
Back on my feet again
G Bm Em E A
Open the door and set me free
A D G
Get me back on my feet again
G E A
He took her down to Mobile in a railroad train
D C G
He said, "Driver, take me to the Hotel Puh-ree."
G E A
He went into the washroom, washed his face and hands, and Doctor,
D A
When he come out he was white as you and me
G E A
He said, "Girl, I ain't a Negro I'm a millionaire
D C G
As you can plainly see
G E A
So many women were after my money
D A
But I'm proud to say you were only after me
G E A
â??Gonna teach you to play polo and how to water-ski
D C G
Won't have to dance no more
G E A
And I no longer have to pretend to be
D A
A Negro from the Eastern Shore."
G D G
Get me back on my feet again
D
Back on my feet again
G Bm Em E A
Open the door and set me free
A D G
Get me back on my feet again
G E A
Doctor, doctor, what you say
D C G
How 'bout letting me out today?
G E A
Ain't no reason for me to stay
D A
Everybody's so far away
G D G
Get me back on my feet again
D
Back on my feet again
G Bm Em E A
Open the door and set me free
A D G
Get me back on my feet again